Job Listing Description

PDS Tech Commercial Inc., is seeking candidates for an Embedded Software Engineer in Indianapolis, IN.

Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer (embedded firmware)
Job Type: Full time; Contract(24 months / 2 years)
Pay Range: $48.00 - $55.00 per hour (depending on experience)
Work Site: Onsite - Indianapolis, IN 46204

The ideal candidate is excited by development of world-class embedded products, working with high-performance firmware development teams, new embedded technologies, and the possibilities the IoT domain offers.

Job Description:

• Research, design, develop, and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software.

• Set operational specifications and formulate and analyze software requirements.

• May design embedded systems software.

• Apply principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.

Key Responsibilities:
• Design and implement software solutions to address business needs
• Provide software designs and documentation to the development team
• Help systems engineers determine and design system specifications & standards
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts
• Collaborate with SPO & Scrum Master to create and maintain agile stories
• Participate in product cyber security reviews
• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) meetings to prioritize new features & defects
• Drive code quality initiatives through best practices including code reviews, unit test, functional/integration testing, and CI/CD Integration
• Provide technical support to the Software Product Owner and the entire project team
• Keeps up to date on the newest technological innovations in the field and be ready to apply relevant innovations
• Support weekly project reviews and governance milestone reviews

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in the design and development of embedded firmware

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in engineering
• Demonstrable C/C++ programming skills with emphasis on its use in embedded systems
• Strong hardware/electrical knowledge. You should know how to evaluate if your firmware is working as expected by probing the hardware (e.g., oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc.)
• Demonstrated knowledge of firmware development best practices (code reviews, test, SCM, Git, etc.)
• Experience with industrial IoT protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, REST, MQTT) with a focus on embedded products
• Experience with one or more wireless technologies (Bluetooth, BLE, Zigbee, Zwave, 802.11, 802.15.4, LoRa, Cellular)
• Experience with common wired messaging architectures (UART, RS232/485, I2C, SPI)
• Experience with IoT / Embedded systems’ standard modules - bootloaders, OTA, firmware applications and integration with cloud services
• Experience with one or more embedded GUI frameworks (QT, Crank, LVGL)
• Understanding of cyber security technologies and best practices (encryption, key management, certificates/exchanges, HMACs, PKI, HSMs, Secure Boot)
• Experience in the use of Jira/Confluence, ADO or other requirements management tool experience
• Experience with open-source code, communities, and licenses
• HVAC Controls Systems experience.